Parent Survival Skills Training (PSST)

Over the years we have collected/shared hard-won information, skills, and techniques a parent needs to help a teenager with a drug problem save his own life. (CLICK ON THE LOGO ABOVE to return to the home-page for this blog.)

AMBULATORY DETOXIFICATION FIRST STEP ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

(Article provided by Annie Hahn RN Addiction Medicine Service’s Center for Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Services (CPCDS). This is a m...

HBO's Groundbreaking 14-Part Series, The ADDICTION Project, Kicks Off March 15

Debuting THURSDAY, MARCH 15 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT), with the centerpiece documentary ADDICTION, the series is eye-opening and ultimately ho...

Wishes

(this was written in concert by the parents at the Bridget to Hope Meeting. The meeting is in the Donor Conference Room of Passavant Hospit...

Alliance web site and videos

The Alliance Against Highly Addictive Drugs is a not-for-profit community based organization that includes many school districts, faith base...

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and two-steps forward! (Summary of 1-6-07 meeting.)

We had eight parents attend. Lots of time for updates. While most parents were experiencing positive things, on any given day that might not...

Meeting date and time changes

We are making some changes about when and at what time we meet. For example, we might dump Monday night meetings in favor of Saturday mornin...

Books

I have had several books recommended to me in the past couple of weeks that I want to share with you. What books have you read that you ha...

HOPE

(This was written by John Clayton a member of the Bridge to Hope Family Support Group. The group meets 7 PM every Wednesday in the Donor Hal...

ACT 53 Information for Allegheny County, PA

ACT 53 – The Short Version. You can use the legal system to force your child into a drug and alcohol treatment program without it resulting ...

Drugs and the brain

(this was written by Margie Modro, MS,CPS Western Psychiatric Clinic & Institute of UPMC Presbyterian Drake Annex) Most adults realize t...

Where Were The Parents -A MESSAGE OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE

(This was written by John Clayton a member of the Bridge to Hope Family Support Group. The group meets 7 PM every Wednesday in the Donor Ha...

Parent Stories – Wanted

This is your opportunity to share your story with others. Share something you learned. Share something that helped. Share something that ...

Parent vs. Parent

One of the strategies of teenagers vying for power in the family is to divide and conquer. Often in group we have pointed out how important ...

Summary of 12-2-06 Meeting

We had a small intimate meeting with six parents. We started the meeting off with role-plays. The subject was getting your teen out of bed i...

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